Typewriting machine



Nov. 23,1926.

' J. WALDHEIM TYPEWRITING MACHINE Filed August 9. 1923 4 Sheets-Sheet 1Mme/7f A/fa/Wey Nov. 23 1926.

J. WALDHEIM TYPEWRITING MACHINE Filed August 9, 1923 4 Sheets-Sheet 2Nov. 23,1926. v

J. 'WALDHEIM 'WPl-JWRITING MACHINE Filed August 9, 1923 4 Sheets-Sheet 5l/rvemwx Alva/we I Nov. 23 1926.

" J. WALDHEIM "IYPEWRITING momma Filed August 9. 1923 4 Sheets-Sheet 4Patented Nov. 23, 1926.

' UNHTED STATES harem oer-ice.

JOHN WALDFEIM, OF ELfZABETH, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO U-NDERWQQD WRITERCOMPANY, OF YORK, N. Y., A QQREORA' IEON OF DELAWARE.

'rvrnwnr'rme M CH NE.

Application filed August 9, 1323. Serial No. 6 5 6, 545.

This invention relates to .manifolding typewriting machines of thecontinuous billing type, in which a composite sheet or web is fed arounda cylindrical platen, the .web comprising several pliesof work-sheetshaving successive corresponding forms printed thereon, said plies beingsometimes ,sena rated from each other, .and sometimes joined ;at';theirside edges team a folded web, the various plies having carbon sheetsinterleaved therebetween, which are fdisplaceable at intervals alongtheweb ,to fresh sets of untyped forms. The invention relates moreparticularly to means to facilitate the relative displacing or shifting,between the carbon-sheets and the worksheets.

Qne form of machine forhandling this kind of work is disclosed in thepatent to Ternary & Smith, No. 1,132,055, dated March 16, 1915. Saidmachine comprises a cylindrical platen mounted in a swing- :frame, :bywhich it may Joe'raised to an abn a po ion, from i s n ma typing po-.sition, to facilitate the straightening-out of that portion of the webcontaining the carbon-sheets, so that the displacing of .thecarbon-sheets and the worksheets may be readily effected. I

Another form of this general typeof machine is disclosed in myco-pending application, Serial No. -,65,0,615, filed July? 10, 1923, inwhich that portion of the web containing the carbon-sheets is soconditioned that there maybe effected a relative shift.

ing between the carbon-sheets and the worln sheets, without shifting theplaten, the platen remaining always in its .normal typing position. Tothis end, there is provided, in the machine of my aforesaid co-pendingapplication, means for withdrawing the web completely from the platen,thus to bring ,it to a straightened-out position so that the work-sheetsmay be drawn forwardly, while the carbon-sheets are held, .to shift.them relatively to the carbon-sheets. table is provided, in the machineof my aforesaid co-pending application, having a pivoted section whichmay be swung to bring the web to a convenient gaging and tearing-offposition, said table being also effective to render effective certaindevices to prevent accidental forward movement of the carbonseh fi uringa Worksh -gag ng operation and .to hold the work-sheets against accidental displacing during the tearing-off operation. Said machine also Iincludes means for rapidly reinserting the .web around the platen, therebeing provided, for this purpose, web-feeding means to advance the webagainst a guide disposed at the back of the platen to conduct theleading edge of the (web downwardly around the platen.

A feature of the present invention is the provis on of feed-rollers forreinserting the work-web around the platen, said feed-rollers beingeffective not only .to advance the.

wards the platen.

A further feature of to a novel arrangement of sheet-gage and knife, anda connection by whichthey may be operated bya single handle.

Still another feature of the invention relates to novel means forpreventing accidental forward movement of ,the carbon-sheets during.awork-sheet-gaging. operation, there being provided, for thispurpose,means connected with ,the gage-operating handle to I ebbut also toconduct it downwardlytoco-.operate with the carbon-carrier-actuatinghandle to hold the carbonecarrierin its retracted position when the gageis swung to .its effective position.

the invention relates A further feature of the invention resides inmeans comprising a clamp to hold the work-sheets to prevent accidentalforward movement thereof during a form-severing operation, said clampbeing operable by a further movement of the gage-operating handle, .saidmovement being effective-to bring the knife to its fully operated oreffectiveposition after the sheets have been gaged. The knife and thegage are so disposedthat the web may .be severed bydrawand shows thefeed-rollers cast off and the web completely withdrawn around the platento free it from said platen; the web having also been brought to astraightened-out position preparatory to a work-sheet-shiftingoperation.

Figure 4 is a View, similar to Figure 3, with some of the parts omitted,showing the gage swung to its effective position, the work-sheetsshifted relatively to the carbonsheets, and the carbon-carrier-actuatinghandle held against forward movement to prevent accidental forwardmovement of the carbon-sheets during the worksheet-gaging operation.

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 4, and shows the gage-operatinghandle moved further from the position shown in Figure 4 to completelyactuate the knife to bring it to its effective position, and also clampthe web so as to prevent accidental forward movement of said web duringthe form-severing ope *ation, the typed forms being severed in thisfigure.

Figure 6 is a diagrammatic sectional side view, showing the leading endof the web bent downwardly towards the platen by a preliminary movementof the web-reinserting handle.

Figure 7 is a view similar to Figure 6, and shows the web-reinsertinghandle completely actuated to advance the web around the plat en to theprinting point. i

The invention is shown as applied to an Underwood standard typewritingmachine, in which typebars 10, when operated by keys, not shown, swingupwardly and rearwardly to print against the front of a cylindricalplaten 11, mounted on a carriage 12 comprising end bars 13 connected toeach other by a rear bar 14 and a front bar, not shown, said carriagebeing mounted for let ter-feed movements on a rear rail 15 and a frontrail, not shown, said rails being supported on the main frame 16 of themachine. The platen is secured to a shaft 17 ournaled in end plates 18of a platen-frame 20, said end plates being secured to each other by abar 21 and a rear paper-table 22, over which a composite work-web 23 isled from the back of the machine to the rear and beneath the platenwhere there are provided feedrollers 24 and 25 to assist in feeding thework-web around the platen. The platen may be rotated by a finger-wheel26 or linespace wheel 27, the latter being operable by suitableline-space mechanism, not shown. The platen-frame is supported on thecarriage-franre for case-shifting movements in the usual way to presentthe platen to lowercase types 30 or upper-case types 31 on thetype-bars. The feed-rollers may be released by mechanism operable by theregular feedroller release-handle 28, so as to provide an unobstructedpath around the platen when adjusting the work-web around the platen.

The attachment comprises a horizontal table 32 extending rearwardly fromthe ma chine, and over which the composite web 23, comprisingwork-sheets 33 with interleaved carbon-sheets 34, is conducted to theplaten. The table 32 comprises end bars 37 connected to each other by afront crossbar 10 and a rear cross-bar 11, and is supported to travelwith the carriage 12. The table 32 1s connected with said carriage byrearwardly extending brackets 42 secured to the under side of thecarriage-bar 1 1 and to the under side of the crossbar of said table.The table 32 is supported at its rear by means comprising brackets 43secured to the end bars 37 thereof. The brackets 13 have rollers to runon a rod 15 secured to a frame comprising two end plates e6 extendingrearwardly of the main frame 16 of the typewriter.

The two end bars 37 have rails 52 secured thereto to guide acarbon-carrier 53 towards and away from the platen. The carboncarriercomprises a base-plate 54, to the under side of which are attached fourrollc1355, two at each side of the machine, to run on the rails 52-. Thecarbon-carrier further comprises stepped uprights 56, one at each sideof the machine, on which carbon blades or holders 5'? are detachablymounted. said carbon-blades having the rear ends of the carbon-sheets 34connected thereto. The work-web, which may be fan-folded or be composedof separated plies, may be conducted from any suitable source of supplyupwardly at the rear of the machine to a turning bar 60, supported bystandards 61 and provided with suitable end gages 62 for the web 23. Theweb is then conducted forwardly through the carbon-carrier and over aroller 63 toward the platen The roller 63 is journaled in the forwardends of the end bars 3'? of the table 32. Suitable end gages 64: on thebar 40 further guide the web. From the roller 63 the web is conduct eddownwardly to the platen, between the feed-rollers and 25 and upwardlyat the front across the printing point, where the web may be heldagainst the platen by the usual wing-scales (not shown) anl one or morefingers 59 extending rearwardly towards the platen from the usual frontrail of the carriage.

As the typing of a form proceeds, the carbon-carrier 53 travels towardsthe platen on the table When the typing of a form has been completed, itis desirable to sever the typed forms from the work-sheets. Before thisis done, however, it is necessary to shift the carbon-sheets relativelyto the worksheets to a fresh set or untyped set of forms. T 0 do this,the composite web is withdrawn around the platen to free it from thesaid platen, so that that portion of the composite put web including thecarbon-sheets 34 may be brought to a straightened-out position, theplaten retaining its usual typing position, after which the work-sheetsmaybe shifted relatively to the carbon-sheets.

lVhen it is desired to straighten out the composite web, thefeed-rollers 24 and 25 are first cast oil by depressing the usualteed-roller release-handle 28. The carbon carrier is then pushedrearwardly by means of a handle extending forwardly therefrom until itis arrested against a fixed stop 66 on the end bar 37, the parts beingarrested in the position shown in Figure 3, where the composite web hasbeen cleared from the platen and has sprung up into a horizontal,straightened position, with the leading edges of the work-sheets overthe platen where they are accesible to, and Ditty be grasped by theoperator, and with the web resting on the roller 63.

The next step is to set a gage for determining the position to which theleading edges of the work-webs are to be drawn, while the carbon-sheetsare held stationary, in eii'ecting the torrn-t'o-form shift 01" thecarbons relative to the work-webs, and in clearing the typed leadingforms of the work-webs of tliecarbons, so that such typed leading formsmay be detached from the rest of the worlnwebs. This gage 70 is shown asadjustably secured to a staii" 71, fast on a rock-shaft 72, pivoted infixed brackets or plates 73 over the front of the platen-frame. Thebrackets 73 are secured by screws 74, one to each of the bars 37 of theframe The normal position of the gage and gage-staff is that shown inFigure 1. The perative position of the gage is tl it shown in Figure l,in which the gagestafi' is shown as having been swung to a substantiallyhorizontal position iroin a substantially vertical, Figure 1,pos.ition,and in which F1 u'e position the 70 is shown as l ingvertically across thehori- Zontal i n. For eii'c-ct-ing the throw of thegage i'roui figure 1 to Figure +iposition, to the right-hand end ot'thean arm v75, connected by a a plate 77 made first to a rockalsojouriialed at its ends in the oi the 8 is a lever 79, by means of whichthe shaft 78, plate 77, link 76, arm 75 and rock-shaft 72 may beactuated, by upward throw or" the lever 79, to throw down the gage-stat?to Figure 1} position. ii' hen the gage 70 is in its Figure 4 position.the leading edges of the work-webs, beyond the leading edges of thecarbonshcets. inav be'seized; by the operator and drawn "forward to thegage. 1

l hen the'worlrewebsare thus drawn for ward, the-carbons shouldbeheldstationary path .ot the work-webs over the Fastto the lett-hand end intheir Figure 3 position. This might be done by "he operator pressingrearward, with one hand, on the forward end of the handle 65 on thecarbon-carrier. To relieve he operator oi this duty, however, meansprovided for automatically locking the carbon-carrier in its Figure 3position when the lever 79 is thrown from Figure 1 to Figure i position.Such means is shown as a rearwardly-extending arm 80, forming part oithe lever 79, and having a stop-piece 81 the eon, which, as shown inFigure 4, blocks the path oi? the finger-piece 82 on the end of thecarbon-carrier arm 65 to prevent forward nioveinent of thecarbon-carrier when the work-webs are pulled forward to Figure 1position. r v

Aiter tne work-webs are in Figure 4 position, it is usually desirable tosever the typed leading tornisthereoiil This is ef-.

i'ected by means of a knife-blade 83, which has a normal position, shownin Figures 1 and 3, well out the way of the web, above I plate 84; fastto the rock-shaft 78, so that,

when the handle 7%) is thrown up to lower the gage-staff, the knife 83is also lowered to'the horizontal Figures 4; and 5 path of the web; Asindicated in Figure 4-, however, a pos Figures 1 and positions, isprovided, in which intermediate position the knife-blade is at a slightincline and somewhat. to the rear of the leading edges of the work-webs'lJQlOIQ hey have been drawn to the 70.. his intern'icdiate position ofthe knit.- hlade permits the work-webs to be grasped, as above stated,for the .fOID1-tOfO1DI1 shift of the same relative to the carbons. Suchrelativ form to-torin shitt ot the webs and carious having beeneffected, however, the knife, by a further upward vein it or the handle79, may be brought from Figure 4 to Figure 5 position, Owing to thelength of the stop-piece 81 on the rear arm of the lever 79, thisfurther upward movement oi"? the lever will not clear thestop-pieii-efil from the path of the end oi the carboncarrier-operatingarm 65, and, therefore, accidental torwarr displacement oi thecarboncarrier canuot take place, such as might. otherwise resultinblocking the return of the lever 79 to its norn'ial,Figure 1,position.'- Furthermore, by reason of. the con-- tinuedpresence ofthestop 81in thepath 'tion the hnii e 83, intermediate its iLEU of thecarbon-carrier-operating arm 65, the carbons cannot be displaced forwardduring the operation of drawing the webs against the knife 83, as shownin Figure 5, to sever the leading typed form-sections. The full throw,to Figure 5 position, of the lever 79, and, consequently, thee'tl'ectove position of the knife 83, is determined by means presentlyto be described.

Prior to severing the leading form-sections of the w rk-webs, it isdesirable not only that the carbons be held against forwarddisplacement, but that the work-webs themselves be held against suchdisplacement. Consequently, a clan'iping bar 36 is provided, betweenwhich and a bar 87, supported on blocks 88 on the table-rails 37, thecomposite may be clamped at the proper time. The clamping bar 86,supported at its ends by arms 89 fast on a rock-shaft 90 journaled inthe bracket-plates 73, is normally held in Figures 1 and 1 positionsabove and out of the path of the web. The effective position of theclamping bar 86 is that shown in Fig ure 5. For throwing the clampingbar to Figure 5 position, the handle 79 is again conveniently utilized;and the connection from the clamp-bar-supporting arms 89 to the lever 79is by means of a link 91, connected at its rear end to an arm 92 forminga bell-crank with the right-hand arm 89, and at its front end bearing apin 93 working in a slot 9 1-. in the right-hand knife-supporting plate77. It is obvious that, when the gage is thrown to Figure 4- positionfor the forward shift of the work-webs, the clamp ing bar 86 should notbe effective to perform its function; otherwise, the clamping bar willprevent the forward shift of the workwebs. It is for this reason thatthe pin-and-slot connection 93-9i is provided between the link 91 andthe handle 79. This slot is of such length that, as the handle is movedfrom Figure 1 to Figure 1 position, the pin 93 traverses the slot 941without move ment of the link 91. Further movement of the lever 79, fromFigure t to Figure 5 position, for setting the knife, after the forwardshift of the work-webs, results in a pull on the link 91, because, asshown in Figure 1, the pin 93 is then at the rear end of the slot 94-.This pull on the link 91, by movement of the lever 79 to Figure 5position, results in the clamping bar 86 being rocked down against theweb to hold the latter fixed against the plate 87. The leading typedsection of the web may then be seized and drawn against the blade 83,without possibility of suchmovcment of the web behind the blade 83 asmight affect the accuracy of the cut. Engagement of the clamp 86 withthe plate 87 determines the upward throw of the lever 79 and effectiveposition of the knife 83.

The handle 79 is then rocked downward from Figure 5 to its normal,Figure 1, position. This normal position may be determined by engagementof the rear edge of the right-hand knife-carrying plate 77 with astop-pin 95 fixed on the adjacent bracketplate '73. A coil spring 96,having one end hooked over the upper edge of the righthand bracket-plate7 3, and having its other end hooked over the front edge of the adjacentknife supporting plate 77, may act to return the parts to normalposition when the lever 79 is released, and to hold the same in normalposition against displatement. During the early portion of this returnmovement, the. knifeblade 83 and clamping bar are first returned toFigure a position. 'lhereafter, the lever 79 moves without movement ofthe clamping bar; the pin 93 mercy noving to thefront end of the slot 91 as the lever 79 completes its throw. he front end of the slot 91 mayserve to determine the normal position of the clamping bar. When thelever 79 is in its normal position. the carbon-carrier is free forforward movement, so that the composite web may be fed down behind theplaten and around the latter, to position for commencement of writing.

As a preliminary to positioning the composite web for commencement ofwriting, the same is bent downward over the paper-shelf 22, forward ofthe roller 63, as indicated in Figure 6. This bending of the web iseffected by movcn'ient of a roller 97, from Figure. 1 to Figure 6position, against the roller 63. The roller 97 is journaled-on arms 98made fast to a rock-shaft 99, in turn journale'd at itsends in thebracket-plates 73. Forming a bell-crank with the right-hand arm 98 is anarm 100, in the end of which is journaled a stub-shaft 101. Fast to theshaft 101 is an operating lever 102; and also fast to the shaft 101 is asegmental rack 103, the purpose of which will present appear. A coilspring 10% connects an ear 105 on the segmental rack 103 with an ear 106on the lever 98. The tension of the spring 104 is such as to preventrotary movement of the segmental rack 103, stub-shaft 101 and lever 102on the arm 100; so that a downward pull on the lever 102, from Figure 1to Figure 6' position, simply causes rotary movement of the lever 102and rollarrying arms 93 as a unit with the rockshaft 99 around the axisof the latter, un-

til the roll 97 bears against theroll 63. The roll 97, in its movementto the roll 63, stri es the horizontally-projecting end of the compositeweb and deflects the same from Figure to Figure 6 position.

On reference to Figure 6, it will be noted that forward feed of the webfrom the position therein shown will result in movement of the webaround under the platen, between the latter and the then releasedfeed-rolls 24 ion and 25. This feed .of the composite web, and theextent of such feed to properly position the web for commencement oftyping, are effected and determined by the following means: The rack 103is in mesh with a pin ion 107 concentric with and fast to the roll 97.Owing to the strength of the spring 104, as hereinbefore set forth, no.rotary movement of the rack 103, and, consequently, of the pinion 107,takes place in movement of the operating lever 102 from Figure 1 toFigure 6 position the ,parts, up to this time, turning on the axis 99.Upon engagement of the roll 97 with the roll 63, however, furthermovement of the lever 9-8100 on the axis 99 is prevented; and,thereafter, further pres sure on the operating lever 102, sufficient toovercome the tension of the spring 104, results in the rotation of thestub-shaft 101, and consequently, of the rack 103. Such rotation of therack 103 causes rotation of the pinion 107 and of the roll 97. The roll97 being pressed against the roll 63, with the welo between the same,and being rotated by the pinion 107, there results aforward downwardfeed of the composite web fromFigure 6 to'Figure 7 position. The Figure7 position which is the position of the web for commencement of typing,is determined by engagement of the forward end of a slot .108 in therack 103 with a pm 109 which projects into the slot 108 from'thelever-arm 100. Upon release of the lever 102, a coil spring 110, havingone end thereof hooked under the right-hand roll-carrying arm 98, andthe other end thereof hooked over the adjacent bracket-plate 73, liftsthe arm .98 and rotates the rock-shaft 99 to release the roll 97 fromthe roll 63. The spring 104, when the handle 102 is released, returns,the handle 102 and rack 103 from Figure 7 to Figure 6 position; thepin 109, by engagement with the opposite end of the slot 108,determining the Figure 6, or normal, position of the rack and operatinglever 102 on the leverarm 100. A stop-pin 111 on the right-handbracket-plate 73, by engagement with the upper edge of the right-handroll-carrying arm 98, determines the Figure 1, or normal, position ofthe roll ,97 and associated parts. It will be noted that the spring 104is stronger than the spring 110, sothat the latter yields to permitmovement of the parts as a unit around the 2LX1S99, from Figure 1 toFigure 6 position, before the former yields to permit rotation of thehandle 102 vand rack 103 around the axis 101. The feed-rolls 24 and 25may then be re-appliedto the platen. and typing commenced Variations maybe resorted to within the scope of the invention, and portions of theimprovements may be used without others.

Having thus described my invention, I claim: 7

1. In a typewritingmachine, a platen, a

platen-carriage, a table on the platen-caring :the'typed portion thereofrearward to free the same from the platen and to permit the same tospring-into a position above the platen, means for efiecting a relativeshift of the carbons and work-webs to shift the carbons from the leadingtyped portion of the work-webs to an untyped portion of the work-webs,means for severing the typed ,por-

tion of the work-webs above the platen, and means movable, from anormally ineffective position, against the forward portion of thecross-piece at the front of the table, to deflect the leading portion ofthe web, after such severance, from the plane in which the webapproaches the platen carriage to a plane in which the web is directeddown toward the platen. V V

I 2. In a typewriting machine, a platen, a platen-carriage, a table .onthe platen-can riage extending rearward therefrom, means for directing amultiple-ply continuous web, interleaved withcarbons, over the table, aroller at the front end of the table, at a higherelevation than theplaten, and around which the web may be ,turned for guidance therefromdown and around the platen, means for effecting line-space feed of thecomposite web around ,the platen for typing on the leading portionthereof, means for releasing the composite web and retracting the typedportion thereof rearward to free the same from the platen and to permitthe same to spring into a position above the platen, means for effectinga relative shift of, the carbons and work-webs to shift the carbons fromthe leading typed portion of the work-webs to an unty-ped portion of thework-webs, means for severing the ,tvped portion of the work-webs abovethe platen, and another roller movable, from a normally ineffectiveposition, against the forward portion of the first-mentioned roller atthe front of vthe table, to deflectthe leading portion ofthe web, aftersuch severance, from the plane in which the .web approaches theplaten-carriage to a plane which the web isdirected downtoward theplaten.

3. In .a typewriting machine, a platen, a alaten-carriage, a table onthe platen-carriage extending rearward therefrom, means for directing amultiple-ply continuous web, interleaved with carbons, over the table, aroller at the front end of the table, at a higher elevation than theplaten, and around which the'web may be turned forguidance therefromdown and around the platen, means for effecting line-space feed of thecomposite web around the platen for typing on the leading portionthereof, means for releasing the composite web and retracting the typedportion thereof rearward to free the same from the platen and to permitthe same to spring into a position above the platen, means for effectinga relative shift of the carbons and work-webs to shift the carbons fromthe leading type portions of the work-webs to an untyped portion of thework-webs, means for severing the typed portion of the work-webs abovethe platen, another roller movable, from a normally ineffectiveposition, against the forward portion of the first-mentioned roller atthe front of the table, to deflect the leading portion of the web, aftersuch severance, from the plane in which the web approaches theplaten-carriage to a plane in which the web is directed down toward theplaten, and means for rotating the last-mentioned roller, afterengagement thereof with the first-mentioned roller, for feeding thecomposite web down and around the platen into position forrecommencement of typing upon the web.

4. In a typewriting machine, a platen, a platen-carriage, a table on theplaten-carriage extending rearward. therefrom, means for directing amultiple-ply continuous web, interleaved with carbons, over the table, aroller at the front end of the table, at a higher elevation than theplaten, and around which the web may be turned for guidance therefromdown and around the platen, means for effecting line-space feed of thecomposite web around the platen for typing on the leading portionthereof, means for releasing the composite web and retracting the typedportion thereof rearward to free the same from the platen and to permitthe same to spring into a position above the platen, means for effectinga relative shift of the carbons and work-webs to shift the carbons fromthe leading typed portion of the workwebs to an untyped portion of theworkwebs, means for severing the typed portion of the work-webs abovethe platen, another roller movable, from a normally ineffectiveposition, against the forward portion of the first-mentioned roller atthe front of the table, to deflect the leading portion of the web, aftersuch severance, from the plane in which the web approaches theplaten-can riage to a plane in which the web is directed down toward theplaten, and means for rotatingthe last-mentioned roller, afterengagement thereof with the first-mentioned roller, for feeding thecomposite web down and around the platen into position forreeommencement of typing upon the web, comprising a pinion on thelast-mentioned roller, a gear in mesh with the pinion, and a handle forturning the gear.

5. In a typewriting machine, a platen, a platen-carriage, a table on theplaten-carriage extending rearward therefrom, means for directing amultiple-ply continuous web,

interleaved with carbons, over the table, a

roller at the front end of the table, at a higher elevation than theplaten, and around which the web may be turned for guidance therefromdown and around the platen, means for effecting line-space feed of thecomposite web around the platen for typing on the leading portionthereof, means for releasing the composite web and retracting the typedportion thereof rearward to free the same from theplaten and to permitthe same to spring into a position-above the platen, means for effectinga relative shift of the carbons and work-webs to shift the carbons fromthe leading typed portion of the workwebs to an untyped portion of theworkwebs, means for severing the typed portion of the work-webs abovethe platen, another roller movable, from a normally ineffectiveposition, against the forward portion of the first-mentioned roller atthe front of the table, to deflect the leading portion of the web, aftersuch seve ance, from the plane in which the web approaches theplaten-carriage to a plane in which the web is directed down toward theplaten, a rocker in which the last-mentioned roller is journaled, alever for moving the rocker to bring the roller thereon into engagementwith the first-mentioned roller, and means operable by the lever torotate the roller on the rocker, after the rollers are in engagement,for feeding the web around the platen into position for commencement ofwriting on the web.

6. In a typewriting machine, a platen, a platen-carriage, a table on theplaten-carriage extending rearward therefrom, means for directing amultiple-ply continuous web, interleaved with carbons, over the table, aroller at the front end of the table, at a higher elevation than theplaten, and around which the web may be turned for guidance therefromdown and around the platen, means for effecting line-space feed of thecomposite web around the platen for typing on the leading portionthereof, means for releasing the composite web and retracting the typedportion thereof rearward to free the same from the, platen and to permitthe same to spring into a position above the platen. means for effectinga relative shift of the carbons and work-webs to shift the carbons fromthe leading typed portion of the workwebs to an untyped portion of theworlwebs, means for severing the typed portion of the work-webs abovethe platen, another roller movable, from a normally ineffectiveposition, against the forward portion of the comprising a pinion fast tothe first mentioned roller at the front of the table, to deflect theleading portion of the web, after such severance, from the plane inwhich the web approaches the platen-carria e to a plane in whichthe webis directed down toward the platen, a rocker in which the last-mentionedroller is j ournaled, a lever for moving the rocker to bring the rollerthereon into engagement with the firstmentioned roller, and meansoperable by the lever to rotate the roller on therocker, after therollers are in engagement, for feeding the web around the platen intoposition for commencement of writing on the web, roller on the rocker, arack on the rocker, a shaft on which the rack and the lever arerevoluble as a unit on the rocker, and a spring for preventing rotationof the lever and racl: until after the rollers are in engagement, forpermitting rotation of the lever and rack after the rollers are inengagement.

7. In a typewriting machine, a platen, a platen-carriage, a table on theplaten-carriage extending rearward therefrom, means for directing amultiple-ply continuous web, interleaved with carbons, over the table, aroller at the front end of the table, at a higher elevation than theplaten, and around which the web may be turned for guidance therefromdown and around the platen, means for effecting linespace feed of thecomposite web around the platen for typing on the leading portionthereof, means for releasing the composite web and retracting the typedportion thereof rearward to free the same from the platen and to permitthe same to spring into a position above the platen, means for effectinga relative shift of the carbons and worlnwebs to shift the carbons fromthe leading typed portion of the workwebs to an untyped poltion of theworltwebs, means for severing the typed portion of the work-webs abovethe platen, another roller movable, from a normally ineffectiveposition, against the forward portion of the first-mentioned roller atthe front of the table, to deflect the leading portion of the web, aftersuch severance, fr m the plane in which the web approaches theplaten-carriage to a plane in which the web is directed down toward theplaten, a rocker in which the last-mentioned roller is ournaled, a leverfor moving the rocker to bring the roller thereon into engagement withthe first-mentioned roller, and means operable by the lever to rotatethe roller on the rocker, after the rollers are in engagen'ient, forfeeding the web around the platen into position for commencement of wring on the web, comprising a pinion fast to the roller on the rocker, arack on the rocket, a shaft on which the rack and the lever arerevoluble as a unit on the rocker, a spring for preventing rotationof'the lever and rack until after the rollers are in engagement, andforpen mitttng rotation of the lever and rack after the rollers are inengagement, and another spring for returning the rocker to normalposition, the. last-mentioned spring being weaker than thefirst-mentioned spring, so that the rollers may be brought intoengagement before rotary movement of .the rack takes place.

8. In a typewriting machine, platen, a platen-carriage, a table in fixedposition on the platen-carriage and extending rearward therefrom, meansfor directing a multipleply continuous web, interleaved. with carbons,forward over the table, a cross-piece at the front end of. the table, at.a higher elevation than the platen, and around which the web may beturned for guidance therefrom down and around the platen, mean foreifecting line-space feed of the composite web around tie platen fortyping onthe leading portion thereof, means for releasing the compositeweb and retracting the typed portion thereof rearward to free the samefrom the platen and to permit the same to spring into a position abovethe platen, means to which the work-webs may be moved relatively to thecarbons, over and to the front of the platen, while the carbons are heldagainst such movement, for effecting relative shift of the work-webs andcarbons, means for severing the leading typed portion of the work-webs,and a device for defleeting the leading untyped portion of the compositeweb downward behind the platen, and thereafter feeding the web downwardand around the platen to position fol= recommen en'ient of typing.

9. In a typewriting machine, a platen, a plateincarriage, means forpositioning a work-piece in a plane directed toward the carriage, meansmovable, from a normally ineffective typing position, to a position inwhich it engages the leading portion of the work-piece to deflect thesame from its aforesaid plane to a plane in which it is directed towardthe platen, means for moving said deflecting means to cause the same tofeed the work-piece to the platen, and means for determining a throw ofsuch deflecting means which will determine the correct position of thework-piece on the platen for commencement of typing on the w rlr-piece.

10. In a typewriti'ng machine, a platen, a platen-carriage, means forpositioning a work-piece in a plane directed toward the carriage, aroller movable, from a normally ineffective typing position, to aposition in which it engages the leading portion of the work-piece todeflect the same from its aforesaid piane to a plane in which it isdirected toward the platen, means for rotating the roller to cause thesame to feed the workpiece to the platen, and means for determining arotation of the roller which will determine the correct position of thework-piece on the platen for commencement of typing on the work-piece.

11. In a typewriting machine, a platen, a carriage for the platen, atable on the carriage, over which a multiple-ply web, interleaved withcarbons, may be fed to the carriage, a gage to which the leading ends ofthe work-webs may be drawn over and above the platen, while the carbonsare retracted, to effect relative shift of the carbons and work-webs,and means for moving the gage from a normally ineffective position to aposition forward of the platen and in a horizontal path for thework-webs over the platen, said gage-moving means comprising a staff orarm, a shaft on which the arm is pivoted above the platen, a linkconnected to the arm, another arm to which the link is also connected,and a lever for throwing the last-mentioned arm.

12. In a typewriting machine, a platen, a carriage for the platen, atable on the carriage, over which a multiple-ply web, interleaved withcarbons, may be fed to the carriage, a gage to which the leading ends ofthe work-webs may be drawn over and above the platen, while the carbonsare retracted, to effect relative shift of the carbons and work-webs,and means for moving the gage from a normally ineffective position to aposition forward of the platen and in a horizontal path for thework-webs over the platen, said gage-moving means comprising a staff orarm, a shaft on which the arm is pivoted above the platen, linkconnected to the arm, another arm to which the link is also connected,and a lever for throwing the last-mentioned arm, the connections beingsuch that movement of the operating lever causes the gage-supporting armto move from a substantially vertical position behind the path of theweb above the printing line, when the parts are in typing position, to asubstantially horizontal position below the path of the web over theplaten in which the shift of the same relative to the carbons iseffected.

13. In a typewriting machine, a platen, a platen-carriage, means fordirecting, for ward to the carriage, a ninltipleply web interleaved withcarbons, a gage movable from a normally ineffective position behind thepath of the web above the printing line to an effective position forwardof the platen, in which effective position the work-webs may be drawn instraightened condition over and above the platen for effecting shift ofthe same with respect to the carbons, a severing blade for the web,having a normal or typing position away from such straightened path forthe web above the platen, and an effective position at such straightenedpath, and means connected to both the gage and the blade for moving thegage and the blade together from their normal positions to theireffective positions, such means having a certa-in stroke to position thegage and a further stroke thereafter effectively to position the blade;so that the leading edges of the work-webs may be seized by the operatorfor movement to the gage before the bladeis finally positioned.

14. In a typewriting machine, a platen, a platen-carriage, means fordirecting, forward to the carriage, a multiple-ply web interleaved withcarbons, a gage movable from a normally ineffective position behind thepath of the web above the printing line to an effective position forwardof the platen, in which effective position the work-webs may be drawn instraightened condition over and above the platen for effecting shift ofthe same with respect to the carbons, a severing blade for theweb,having a normal or typing position away from such straightened path forthe web above the platen, and an effective position at such straightenedpath,

and means for moving the gage to its effec tive position and for movingthe blade downward toward the path of the web to a posi-v tion where theweb may yet be seized by the operator for movement thereof to the gage,and thence for moving the blade forward along the path of the web to itsposition for severing the web.

15. In a typewriting machine, a platen, a platen-carriage, means fordirecting, forward to the carriage, a multiple-ply web interleaved withcarbons, a gage movable from a normally ineffective position behind thepath of the web above the printing line to an effective position forwardof the platen, in which effective position the work-webs may be drawn instraightened condition over and above the platen for effecting shift ofthe same with respect to the carbons, a severing blade for the web,having a normal or typing position away from such straightened path forthe web above the platen, and an effective position at such straightenedpath, and means for moving the gage to its effective position and formoving the blade downward toward the path of the web to a position wherethe web may yet be seized by the operator for movement thereof to thegage, and thence for moving the blade forward along the path of the webto its position for severing the web, the gage and blade being connectedfor movement together, and the operating means therefor having onestroke, to bring the gage to its effective position and the blade to itsaforesaid preliminary position in which the leading ends of the workwebsare exposed, and a further stroke to bring the blade to final position.

16. In atypewriting machine, a platen, a platen-carriage, means fordirecting, forward to the carriage, a multiple-ply web interleaved withcarbons, a gage movable from a normally ineffective position behind thepath of the web above the printing line to an ef fective positionforward of the platen, in which effective position the work-webs may bedrawn in straightened condition over and above the platen foreifectingshift of the same with respect to the carbons, a severing bladefor the web, having a normal or typing position away from suchstraightened path for the web above the platen, and an effectiveposition at such straightened path, and means for moving thegage to itsefiective position and for moving the blade downward toward the path ofthe web to a position where the web may yet be seized by the operatorfor movement thereof to the gage, and thence for moving the bladeforward along the path of the web to its position for severing the web,the gage and blade being connected for movement together, and theoperating means therefor comprising a pivoted lever movable a certaindistance to bring the gage to its effective position and the blade toits aforesaid preliminary position in which the leading ends of theworkwebs are exposed, and being movable a further distance in the samedirection to bring the blade to final position.

17. In a typewriting machine, a platen, a platen-carriage, means fordirecting, forward to the carriage, a multiple-ply web interleaved withcarbons, a gage movable from a normally ineffective position behind thepath of the web above the printing line to an effective position forwardof the platen, in which effective position the work-webs may be drawn instraightened condition over and above the platen for effecting shift ofthe same with respect to the carbons, a severing blade for the web,having a normal or typing position away from such straightened path forthe web above the platen, and an effective position at such straightenedpath, means for moving the gage to its effective position and for movingthe blade downward toward the path of the web to a position where theweb may yet be seized by the operator for movement thereof to the gage,and thence for moving the blade forward along the path of the web to itsposition for severing the web, the gage and blade being connected formovement together, and the operating means therefor having one stroke tobring the gage to its effective position and the blade to its aforesaidpreliminary position in which the leading ends of the workwebs areexposed, and a further stroke to bring the blade to final position,means for clamping the web against accidental displacement during thesevering operation, after the leading ends of the web have been drawn tothe gage, and means connecting the clamp to the blade-operating means sothat the latter may operate both the blade and the clamp.

18; In a typewriting machine, a platen, a

' platenecarriage, means for directing, forward to the carriage, amultiple-ply web interleaved with carbons, a gage movable from anormally ineffective position behind the path of the web above theprinting line to an effective position forward of the platen, in whichefiective position the work-webs may be drawn in straightened conditionover and above the platen for effecting shift of the same with'respectto the carbons, a severing blade for the web, liaving a normal or typingposition away from such straightened path for the web above the platen,and an efiective position at such straightened path, means for movingthe gage to its effective position and for moving the blade downwardtoward the path of the web to a position where the web may yet be seizedby the operator for movement thereof to the gage, and thence for movingthe blade forward along the path of the web to its position for severingthe web, the gage and blade being connected for movement together, andthe operating means therefor having one stroke to bring the gage to itseffective position and the blade to its aforesaid preliminary positionin which the leading ends of the work-webs are exposed, and

a further stroke to bring the blade to final position, means forclamping the web against accidental displacement during the severingoperation, after the leading ends of the web have been drawn to thegage, and means connecting the clamp to the blade-operating means sothat the latter may operate both the blade and the clamp; theconnections between the blade and the clamp being such that the clamp isineffective when the blade is in its preliminary posit-ion forpermitting movement of the work-webs to the gage, and

becomes effective when the blade receives its final movement to severingposition.

19; In a typewriting machine, a platen, a platen-carriage, means fordirecting, forward to the carriage, a multiple-ply web interleaved withcarbons, a gage movable from a normally ineffective position behind thepath of the web above the printing line to an efiective position forwardof the platen, in which effective position the work-webs may be drawn instraightened condition over and above the platen for eifecting shift ofthe same with respect to the carbons, a severing blade for the web,having a normal or typing position away from such straightened path forthe web above the platen, and an effective position at such straightenedpath, means for moving the gage to its effective position and for movingthe blade downward toward the path of the web to a position where theweb may yet be seized by the operator for movement thereof to the gage,and thence for moving the blade forward along the path of the web to itsposition for severing the web, the gage and blade being connected formovement together, and the operating means therefor having one stroke tobring the gage to its effective position and the blade to its aforesaidpreliminary position in which the leading ends of the work-webs areexposed, and a further stroke to bring the blade to final position,means for clamping the web against accidental displacement during thesevering operation, after the leading ends of the web ave been drawn tothe gage, and means connecting the clamp to the blade-operating means sothat the latter may operate both the blade and the clamp; the blade andthe clamp having a pin-and-slot connection with each other so that theclamp is ineffective when the blade is in its prelimi nary position forpermitting movement of the work-webs to the gage, and becomes effectivewhen the blade receives its final movement of severing position.

20. In a typewriting machine, a platen, a platen-carriage, a table overwhich a multiple-ply web, interleaved with carbons, may be directed tothe carriage, a carrier on the table to which the carbons are connectedat their rear, and which is movable toward the platen for line-spacefeed of the web around the platen in the typing operation, means formoving the carbon-carrier rear.- ward on the table for conditioning theweb for relative shift of the carbons and workwebs, a gage to which theleading ends of the work-Webs may be drawn while the carbon-carrier isretracted, for effecting such relative shift of the carbons andwork-webs, means for moving the gage from its normal or typing positionto its effective position, and means connected to the gage-operatingmeans for locking the carbon-carrier in retracted position when the gageis moved to effective position.

21. In a typewriting machine, a platen, a platen-carriage, a table overwhich a multi pie-ply web, interleaved with carbons, may be directed tothe carriage, a carrier on the table to which the carbons are connectedat their rear, and which is movable toward the platen for line-spacefeed of the web around the platen in the typing operation, a handleconnected to the carbon-carrier for moving the carbon-carrier rearwardon the table for conditioning the web for relative shift of the carbonsand work-wel s, a gage to which the leading ends of the work-webs may bedrawn while the carbon-carrier is retracted, for effecting such relativeshift of the carbons and worlnwebs, means for moving the gage from itsnormal or typing position to its effective position, and means connectedto the gage-operating means for movement into the path of thecarbon-carrier handle, when the gage is moved to efiective position, tohold the carbons retracted ,during the shift of the work-webs to the onthe table to which the carbons are connected at their rear, and which ismovable toward the platen for line-space feed of the web around theplaten in the typing operation, a handle connected to the carbon-carrierfor moving the carboncarrier rearward on the table for concitioning theweb for relative shift of "he carbons and work-webs, a gage to which theleading ends of the work-webs may be drawn while the carboncarrier isretracted, for effecting such relative shift of the carbons andworks-webs, and means for moving the gage from its normal or typingposition to its effective position; the gageoperating means comprising alever having a shoulder thereon for movement into the path of thecarboncarrier handle, when the is moved to effective position, to holdthe carbons retracted during the shift of the work-webs to the gage.

23. in a typewriting machine, a platen, a laten-carriage, a table overwhich a muliole-ply web, interleaved with carbons, may e directed to thecarriage, a carrier on the able to which the carbons are connected atheir rear, and which is movable toward the )laten for line-space feed ofthe web around he platen in the typing operation, means ror moving thecarbon-carrier rearward on the table for conditioning the web forrelative shift of the carbons and work-webs, a

to which the leading ends of the workwcbs be drawn while thecarbon-carrier is retracted, for effecting such relative shift of thecarbons and work-webs, means for moving the from its normal or typingposition to its effective position, means connected to thegage-operating means for looking the carbon-carrier in retractedposition when the gage is moved to effective position, and a bladeconnected to the gage-operating means for movement to an effectiveposition wherein the leading sections of the workwebs, after thework-webs have been moved to the gage, may be severed from the rest ofthe web while the carbon-carrier is locked, as aforesaid, in retractedposition.

Q l. In a typewriting machine, a platen, a table over which amultiple-ply web, interleaved with carbons, may be fed to the carriage,a carbon-carrier movable forward with the carbons on the table forlinespacing and typing on the web, means for moving the carbon-carrierrearward on the table to condition the web for relative shift of thecarbons and work-webs, a gage to which the work-webs may be drawn forsuch relative shift, and means common to the gage and to the means formoving rearward the carbon-carrier, for locking the carbon-carrier inretracted position and for moving the gage to effective position, sothat the carbons may be held against forward displacement when thework-webs are drawn to the gage,

25. In a typewriting machine, a platen and a carriage therefor, arearwardly-disposed table extending from the carriage, over which amultiple web interleaved with carbons may be fed to the platen,bracketplates above the platen attached to the front of the table, oneon each side thereof, gaging means to which the web may be drawn todetermine the length to be severed therefrom, rockably mounted betweenthe bracket-plates, web-severing means rockably mounted between thebracket-plates, means connecting the gaging means and'the webseveringmeans for movement in unison, an

operating lever for rocking the web-severmg means to efi'ective oroperative position, means rockably mounted between the bracket-platesfor clamping the web against accidental displacement duringthe severingoperation, and a connecting link between said clamping means and saidweb-severing means, one end of said link being pivotally connected tothe clamping means and the other end having a pin-and-slot connectionwith the web-severing means, so that upon initial movement of theoperating lever to rock the web-severing means to its efiective oroperative position, and incidentally the gaging means, the clampingmeans will re main ineffective, said clamping means be coming effectiveupon the completed movement of the operating lever.

26. In a typewriting machine, a platen and a carriage therefor, arearwardly-disposed table extending from the carriage,

over which a multiple web interleaved with carbons may be fed to theplaten, a carboncarrier and carbons movable forward on the table, ahandle for moving the carboncarrier rearward on the table to conditionthe web for relative shifting of the carbons and work-webs,bracket-plates above the platen attached to the front portion of thetable, one on each side thereof, gaging means to which the web may bedrawn to determine the length to be severed therefrom, rockably mountedbetween the bracketplates, means connecting the gaging means and theweb-severing means for movement in unison, an operating lever forrocking the web-severing means to effective or operative position, anarm extending from the operating lever in the path of the carhon-carrierhandle to abut against the handle and to lock the carbon-carrier in itsmost rearward position, upon the websevering means being thrown to itseffective or operative position by the operating lever, means rockablymounted between the bracket-plates for clamping the web againstaccidental displacement during the severing operation, and a connectinglink between said clamping means and said web-severing means, one end ofsaid link being pivotally connected to the clamping means and the otherend having a pin-and-slot connection with the web-severing means, sothat upon initial movement of the operating lever to rock theweb-severing means to its effective or operative position, the clampingmeans will remain ineffective, said clamping means becoming effectiveupon the completed movement of the operating lever.

JOHN WVALDHEIM.

